Living in The Heights Jersey City

The Heights Apartments for Rent

The Heights is the 4th most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with 53,514 residents.

The Heights has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Journal Square, Historic Downtown, The Waterfront, McGinley Square, West Side, Bergen - Lafayette and Liberty State Park.

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The Heights is a Walker’s Paradise

Daily errands do not require a car.

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Residential Homes on Sherman Ave

View from Ogden Avenue

Daily errands do not require a car in The Heights Jersey City.

The Heights is the 4th most walkable neighborhood in Jersey City with a Walk Score of 91.

Find apartments in Jersey City's most walkable neighborhoods: Historic Downtown, Journal Square and McGinley Square.

The Heights Jersey City Apartments for Rent

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The Heights Neighborhood Ranking

Compare The Heights to other Jersey City neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
2	Journal Square	95	77	53	20,641
3	McGinley Square	93	70	65	15,717
4	The Heights	91	69	65	53,514
5	The Waterfront	88	84	60	25,262
6	West Side	87	66	63	29,077

Eating & Drinking

There are about 192 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in The Heights.

People in The Heights can walk to an average of 9 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in 5 minutes.

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thumbnail for Residential Homes on Sherman Ave The houses in #TheHeights in Jersey City or typically apartment style homes, or two or three family homes that date back to the 1950s. Most of this section of Jersey City is residential, and the community is fairly close-knit.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Residential Homes on Sherman Ave

The Heights has Good Transit

Many nearby public transportation options. Find The Heights Jersey City apartments for rent on Redfin.

Public Transit Routes

The Heights has good public transportation and about 12 bus lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from The Heights on public transit.

The Heights is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Griffith St

Street Art

Abandoned Buildings

Riverview Fiske Park in the Heights

The Distillery Gallery

Commissioned Mural

thumbnail for View from Ogden Avenue Ogden Avenue is the residential road in #theheights in Jersey City that stretches along the cliff overlooking Hoboken and the New York Skyline. It provides beautiful views of the sunset, sunrise and an array of other views.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on View from Ogden Avenue

thumbnail for Griffith St In #TheHeights district of Jersey City, you will find a diverse community of Manhattan commuters and Jersey City natives spread out through an area that may look quiet during the day but can be quite dangerous at night.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Griffith St

Apartments Near Parks

Apartments Near The Heights Schools

No. 8 Evening High School

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